Human Impacts on Watersheds and Oceans

Which of the following is NOT a negative impact humans have on oceans?

• creating an artificial reef

• creating a marine-wildlife refuge

• producing biodegradable materials

• using multi-use plastics

climate change is

• an endless supply of solar energy

• protected areas of land for wildlife

• a long-term change in the environmental conditions in the Earth

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What can humans do to protect our oceans?

• Ignore plastic waste, promote overfishing, waste water, avoid beach clean-ups
• Increase plastic waste, support unsustainable fishing practices, waste water, avoid beach clean-ups
• Encourage plastic waste, support unsustainable fishing practices, waste water, avoid beach clean-ups
• Reduce plastic waste, support sustainable fishing practices, conserve water, participate in beach clean-ups

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The best way to keep the ocean clean is to ______________________.

• skim trash regularly

• establish regulations for safety and environmental regulations

• stop using the ocean as a resource

• start a war to take over the ocean as our own resource

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What is one way humans are trying to positively impact the ocean?

• Fishing

• Creating artificial reefs

• Harvesting oil and natural gas

• Transporting goods in ocean vessels

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What is an aquifer?

• a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

• a well in which water is under pressure especially : one in which the water flows to the surface naturally.

• confining layer

• solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.

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Streams, lakes, and oceans are considered _________.

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People depend on the oceans for __________________.

• Natural resources

• Food and water

• Transportation

• All of the above.

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Which of the following is NOT a source of pollution in the ocean?

• Fertilizers used on land.

• Sand drifting along the bottom of the ocean floor.

• Oils found on city streets.

• Emissions from gas-burning vehicles.

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What is a fertilizer runoff?

• When fertilizer runs into a body of water.

• When water makes fertilizer.

• When algae grows rapidly.

• The industrial production of fertilizers.

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